1 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Introduction IS 342 – Management of Information Assurance Introduction to the Course M. E. Kabay, PhD, CISSP-ISSMP Assoc Prof Information Assurance School of Business & Management Norwich University

2 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Topics  Goals  Classes  Textbook  Web Site  Grading  Term paper  Research  Citations  Presentation  Exams  Online Discussions  Extra Work  Honesty & Attendance  SQ3R  Readings for next class

3 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Goals  Lay foundations for working effectively in information assurance (IA) in military, government, business & academia  Contribute to public discussion of laws governing behavior when using computers and networks  Stimulate interest in IA  Lead to successful careers  Help protect employers and nation against computer crime  Have fun in class with challenging ideas & discussions!

4 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Classes  Don't be late for class  Prof won't be late  Prof won't make you late  Don't miss class  Attendance taken at start of class  >2 unexcused absences = OUT  Read before you arrive  Questions in class  Free discussion encouraged

5 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Textbook  Bosworth, Kabay & Whyne (2009)  CSH5 – Computer Security Handbook, 5 th ed.  Also useful to build up biceps & triceps  Can be helpful in propping doors open or to raise monitor to eye level  Eric Whyne  Graduated from NU in 2004 Major in Computer Science Minors in Mathematics, IA, Engineering  Served in Iraq as Captain in US Marine Corps  Currently working in high-tech research

6 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Web Site   All information, documents about course  Lecture materials  Schedule in syllabus  Extra readings  Guidelines for papers  List of topics to be presented by students

7 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Grading  Term project 25%  Presentation 5%  Pre-class Quizzes 5%  Weekly Quizzes 15%  Mid-term Multiple-Choice Exam 10%  Mid-term Memo Exam 10%  Final M/C Exam 20%  Final Memo Exam 10%  Extra points available

8 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Term papers Features  4,000 ± 500 words  Longer essays not necessary but accepted  Academic standards for writing & sources  See Term-Paper Guidelines Complete stages BEFORE deadlines for extra points  Topic, outline, draft, final  See syllabus for details of deadlines

9 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Research  Kreitzberg Library Databases  Wikipedia only as source for primary references  Search-engine articles OK but secondary to academic research articles  May include hands-on projects using virtual laboratory (see instructor for arrangements)  Use CATA™ to organize information  Computer-Aided Thematic Analysis™  

10 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Citations  MUST cite all information that is not your own creation  Use automatic (NOT MANUAL) footnotes (not endnotes)  WORD has bibliography features  Will generate Works Cited list for you  MLS, APA or CMS styles acceptable  Be consistent

11 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Presentation  Time determined by #students  Tell us what you found most interesting  Relax – everyone wants you to succeed  With or without slides  Min 2 minutes/slide unless you obtain special permission by demonstrating talk to instructor before class  Dark letters on light background OR light letters on dark background Purple letters on blood-red background will make instructor violently ill  Slides are point form, not full text  Don’t read the text on the slides!  Don’t look at the screen – use the laptop

12 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Exams  No tricks: no attempt to fool you  All exams open-book  Memo exams are realistic situations requiring professional-level responses  Upload responses via NUoodle  Multiple-choice exams delivered through NUoodle

13 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Online Discussions  NUoodle  Accessible through my.norwich.edu  Weekly postings of questions  OPTIONAL  Extra points  Intelligent, helpful = pts  Pts for providing references  Added to quiz score  Fun!

14 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Extra Work  Ask prof for approval  Special projects  Anything that helps you learn  Should be fun!  Can compensate for mistakes in some other area  Can lead a class (max 10% of FINAL GRADE)  Take charge of one of the class discussions  Can write review articles  500 words of good writing = 1 pt on quiz score

15 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Honesty & Attendance  All dishonesty will be reported to Academic Integrity Committee  Cheating in exams  Interfering with other students’ work  Plagiarism  Permitted no more than 2 unexcused absences  Arriving after sign-in sheet removed = absent  Notification that 3 rd unexcused absence will result in expulsion from course with F grade

16 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. The SQ3R Method  Survey  Question  Read  Recite  Review

17 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Background to SQ3R  Effective studying does not consist merely of reading and rereading  Oberlin College studies in 1960s → SQ3R Time Retention

18 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. SQ3R: Survey  1st pass: entire document  2nd pass: section  3rd pass: chapter  4th pass: 1st sentences of paragraphs

19 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. SQ3R: Question  Jot down ideas  Pictures  Diagrams  Legends

20 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. SQ3R: Read  One paragraph at a time  Boldface  Italics

21 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. SQ3R: Recite  After every paragraph  Stop, look away  Summarize main ideas  Own words  If not clear, reread

22 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. SQ3R: Review  At end of each study period  Daily  Weekly  Monthly

23 Copyright © 2015 M. E. Kabay. All rights reserved. Now go and study